Wine

Enek poured a rosy-colored splash of wine into our glasses, avidly explaining how this particular Aladasturi grape vine was meticulously cultivated in its native west Georgia. In a tasting ritual uncommon in Georgia, we swirled it, sniffed it and savored the flavor as it caressed our tongues. Here in the …

Ukraine in 2016 imported around 5.8 million bottles of Georgian wine, and this was over 70 percent more than in 2015. Georgian Ambassador to Ukraine Mikheil Ukleba said at a meeting of the Tourism Press Club of Ukraine that thanks to this figure Ukraine was second in imports of Georgian …

In the recent years, Internet commerce is actively developing in Georgia. Georgian customers can buy wine online and they don’t have to go to shop for this purpose anymore. The director of http://allwine.ge/en/, Lasha Sharikadze will talk about how active Georgian customers are online, which are more demanding wine and if …

With the initiative of Georgian Wine Association, for the first time in Georgia, tourist map has been created, which is equipped with QR code navigation which helps tourist to easily find interesting direction and visit different Marani, restaurant or hotel. There are up to 300 destinations included in the guide …

Where to find THE places in Georgia to enjoy Georgian wine (and cuisine) – this is a frustrating mystery to many even as Georgia’s fame for both grows internationally. All around the world travel and wine writers are now talking about Georgia as the place for sybaritic holidays but nothing …

Alcohol isn’t just a mind-altering drink: It has been a prime mover of human culture from the beginning, fueling the development of arts, language, and religion. If you’re a beermaker in Germany, Martin Zarnkow is a guy you want to know. Students come to his department at the Technical University …

Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili visited the Chateau Dio family-run inn, a recipient of a 10,000 GEL grant under the Produce in Georgia program, in the village of Dzirageuli, Ambrolauri District. The inn is owned by the Dio partnership that uses said grant amount to develop a family-run wine-making business. …

The head of National Wine Agency, Giorgi Samanishvili met an ambassador of Republic of Belarus, Mikhail Miatlikov. The chairman of National Intellectual Property Center Sakpatenti, Nikoloz Gogiladze and representatives of ministry of Agriculture attended the meeting. The participants of the meetings discussed the perspectives of increasing export of Georgian wine …

Georgian wine exports to China grew by 98% to 5.3 million bottles in 2016, the highest growth rate recorded by any country importing wine into the country, according to figures released by the Georgian Wine Association. Currently ranked as the eastern European country’s third biggest export market, China could soon …

As I’m currently in Georgia for a research trip (order the book), I thought it might be a good moment to discuss production of wine using the ancient kvevri method. For most people, just even the name kvevri seems difficult to wrap your head around but it’s actually not (read …

“Tbilgvino” added chacha to the assortment of the product and the company’s share was significant in the export through 2016. The company has three types of wine: Rkatsiteli, Saperavi and Saperavi with barrel aging. However, pitch wine was the new product of 2016 as well, which had been most highly …

I’ve observed that the Greek and Hebrew words for wine, oinos and yayin, are similar. Does this imply that there was a Mediterranean trade in alcoholic beverages? The making and consumption of grape wine (as opposed to such “wines” as date wine, rice wine, etc.) had spread all over the …